Metallic railroad-tie



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- A. MATTIJETZ. METALLIC RAILROAD TIE. No. 487,952. Patented Dec. 13,1892.

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ANDREAS MATTIJETZ, OF GIDDINGS, TEXAS.

METALLIC- RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,952, dated December 13, 1892.

Application filed July 6,1892. Serial No. 439,125. (No model.) 7

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREAS MATTIJETZ, of Giddings, in the county of Lee and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Metallic Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved metallic railroad-tie which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and arranged to prevent the spreading of the rails and displacement of the ties in the railroad-bed.

My invention is an improvement in that class of metallic railroad-ties which are made of channel-iron and (when in use) arranged with their sides projecting upward. The novel features are hereinafter indicated.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the channel-irons and Fig. 4 is a plan View of a tie as used on curves, the fastening device on the cross-plates being removed. Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isa perspective View of one of the cross-plates. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the fastening devices. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the plates for holding the tie in place in the bed, and Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the improvement on the line 9 9 of Fig. 5.

The body A of the tie is made of channeliron and when laid as required for use its sides extend upward, being connected with each other by cross-plates B, made in inverted- U shape and having their sides secured to the sides of the channel-iron by means of rivets O. The middle portion of each cross-plate B reaches to the top edges of the sides of the channel-iron A and is adapted to receive the base of the rail, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Two crossplates B are used on each channel-iron A, the

said cross-plates being placed a sufficient distace apart, according to the gage of the railroad-track.

On the top or middle portion of each crossplate are held fastening devices adapted to engage the base of the rail, so as to lock, the latter to the respective cross-plate. For these fastening devices I prefer blocks D, each formed with an inwardly-extending flange D, adapted to engage the top surface of the base, the block D being fastened by rivets E or other means to the middle portion of the crossplate B. As shown in Fig. 1, I prefer to use four blocks D for each cross-plate B, two of the blocks engaging with their flanges one side of the base, While the other two engage the opposite side of the base, as shown.

In order to prevent the tie from shifting on the bed of the railroad-track, I prefer to use vertically-extending plates F, passed through slots G, formed in the ends of each channeliron A. Each of the plates F is provided near itsupper end with flanges H, fitting onto the innersurfaces of the sides of the channel-irons A, and these flanges are fastened by rivets I or other means to the sides of the channelirons. The plates F project a suitable distance below the bottom or middle portion of each channel-iron, so as to extend a suitable distance into the railroad-bed to prevent a lateral shifting of the tie.

It will be seen thata railroad-tie constructed in this manner can be very cheaply manufactured, is very durable, and securely holds the rails in place, at the same time preventing lateral displacement of the ties, especially on curves, by the use of the vertically-extending plates F.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A metallic railroad-tie comprising a U- shaped channel-iron having its sides extending upward, cross-plates secured to the sides of thesaid iron and adapted to support the bases of the rails, fastening devices held on the said cross-plates and adapted to engage the bases of the rails to lock the latter in position on the cross-plate, and vertically-extending plates fastened to the said channeliron near the ends thereof, the said plates passing through slots in the bottom of the channeliron,substantially as shown and described.

2. A metallic railroad-tie comprising a U- shaped channel-ironhaiving its sides extending upward, inverted-U-shaped cross-plates secured by their sides to the sides of the said cha'nnel-irom'flanged lugs secured to the said cross-plates and adapted to engage the bases of the rails to lock the latter in position on the cross-plate, and flanged vertically-extending plates passing through slots in the ends of the channel iron, the flanges of the said 10 platesbeing fastenedto the sides 0f the said channel-iron, substantially as shown and described. I

ANDREAS MATTIJETZ.

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E. SEXTTLER, HERM. GRASSE. 

